A7 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04609459 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-03➖POCOCK, Shiona Gwynedd Susan resigneddirector
- 2022-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2002-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A7 LIMITED
- 2002-12-05➕POCOCK, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-05➕POCOCK, Simon appointeddirector
- 2002-12-05➕POCOCK, Shiona Gwynedd Susan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Pocock Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
19 St. John Way
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 2FG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
POCOCK, Simon→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-12-05
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POCOCK, Shiona Gwynedd Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2023-09-03
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Recent filings (58 total)
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2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-01-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-01-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
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officers · TM01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-12